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NOTE: To set the first boot device for servers, you must have Server Administrator
privileges or Chassis Configuration Administrator privileges and iDRAC login
privileges.
Table 5-26. Boot Devices
Boot Device Description
PXE Boot from a Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) protocol
on the network interface card.
Hard Drive Boot from the hard drive on the server.
Local CD/DVD Boot from a CD/DVD drive on the server.
Virtual Floppy Boot from the virtual floppy drive. The floppy drive (or a floppy
disk image) is on another computer on the management
network, and is attached using the iDRAC GUI console viewer.
Virtual CD/DVD Boot from a virtual CD/DVD drive or CD/DVD ISO image.
The optical drive or ISO image file is located on another
computer or disk available on the management network and
is attached using the iDRAC GUI console viewer.
iSCSI Boot from an Internet Small Computer System Interface
(iSCSI) device.
Local SD Card Boot from the local SD (Secure Digital) card - for servers that
support iDRAC6 and iDRAC7 systems only.
Floppy Boot from a floppy disk in the local floppy disk drive.
RFS Boot from a Remote File Share (RFS) image. The image file is
attached using the iDRAC GUI console viewer.